A Little Perspective

Whew! Busy week. Sorry about missing Wednesday and Friday. Hopefully you used the time to read some older posts.

Regardless, know that I did weigh-in Friday morning, I just didn’t get a chance to blog it. 260, which is down one more pound from last week. Still in the 260’s, still annoying.

A couple of weeks ago I was whining about how slow this slog is, and how frustrating it is to not be losing at a greater clip. A friend of the blog made the remarkable suggestion that the next time I’m in the grocery store I pick up a 25-pound bag of dog food and carry it around for a bit. The point being that, having started at 287, I used to carry more than that around with me every step I took. Hey, that’s a good idea, I thought to myself.

I didn’t actually do it, of course.

And then this afternoon I was in the Publix, and I was thinking, “Damn, I can’t believe I’m still fighting my way through the 260’s.” And I remembered Ed’s suggestion. So I pushed the cart over to the pet aisle and discovered that the Publix doesn’t sell 25-pound bags of Purina. But they have 20’s, so I picked one of those up and carried it around for a few aisles.

You know what? Twenty pounds of dog food is a lot to carry. Twenty-seven pounds of fat must have been as well.

I don’t feel “better” now than I did before I started this journey, to be honest. Clothes fit a bit better and I don’t have to take heartburn meds every night anymore, but I think I’m still about 25 pounds from really feeling what I could describe as “better.” However, the reality is that right now … 27 pounds lighter … my knees aren’t working as hard. My flat feet aren’t working as hard. My heart isn’t working as hard. Which means all those components – and more -should keep working longer than they otherwise would.

Which is fine thing.

So. Thank you Ed, hell of a suggestion.

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Thank you for reading. I promise to get you a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday post this week.